Emerald Isle (video game)
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Emerald Isle is an interactive fiction game by Level 9 Computing released in 1984. A plane has crashed after being struck by a storm over the Bermuda Triangle. The sole occupant has escaped by parachute and finds himself on an unknown island inhabited by strange peoples and creatures.
Gameplay[]
The game is a standard text adventure with limited graphics on some[which?] platforms.
Reception[]
John Sweeney writing for Page 6 said: "For anyone who has not yet taken the plunge into adventuring, and can't afford to buy an Infocom adventure such as Wishbringer, Emerald Isle offers an excellent introduction to a very enjoyable pastime."[1]
References[]
- ^ "Page 6 - Issue 19 (1986-01)(ABACUS)(GB)". January 1986.
External links[]
- Emerald Isle at Lemon 64
- Emerald Isle at SpectrumComputing.co.uk
- Emerald Isle in the Interactive Fiction Database
Categories:
- 1980s interactive fiction
- 1984 video games
- Amstrad CPC games
- Atari 8-bit family games
- BBC Micro and Acorn Electron games
- Commodore 64 games
- Level 9 Computing games
- MSX games
- Video games developed in the United Kingdom
- ZX Spectrum games
- Adventure game stubs